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Argentina reports over 29,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported more than 29,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with a record occupation of intensive care units in the capital Buenos Aires and the greater metropolitan area.
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COVID-19: Brazil sees record-high ICU occupancy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Occupancy levels at Brazil's intensive care units (ICU) have surpassed 90 per cent in 21 of the country's 26 regional capitals, the highest rates since the country's first COVID-19 case was announced.
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Delhi govt approves procurement of 18 ventilators for Neurosurgery dept of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): In a cabinet meeting held on Friday, the Arvind Kejriwal government has decided to procure 18 advanced ventilators for the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of the Neurosurgery Department at GB Pant Hospital of the Delhi government.
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LA moves to ration healthcare if COVID-19 hospital crisis worsens
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], December 21 (ANI): As cases continue to spike in the United States that is resulting in hospitals reaching full capacity, intensive care units in Southern California's medical system is not being able to provide critical medical care to people.
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ICUs in California drowning by coronavirus surge
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Unchecked Thanksgiving gatherings of friends and families across the Golden State result in an unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases, with more to come, California health officials noted Tuesday, warning statewide intensive care units (ICUs) capaci
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Kejriwal gives orders for MBBS students, dentists to assist doctors in COV
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday gave orders for 4th and 5th-year MBBS students and dentists to be allowed to assist in hospitals and COVID-19 Intensive Care Units (ICU) to meet the manpower shortage.
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COVID-19: Utah doctors propose rationing care in overcrowded ICUs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Utah [USA], October 27 (ANI): Bracing themselves from the possible onslaught of coronavirus cases in Utah, doctors have proposed to begin rationing care in the coming weeks. Criteria they proposed to include doctors to decide which patients can stay in overcrowded intensive care units (ICUs)
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Odisha: Private hospitals in 5 cities asked to reserve 50 pc beds and 80 p
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 15 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Monday asked all the private hospitals with bed strength of 30 or more to reserve 50 per cent of the beds and 80 per cent of intensive care units (ICUs) for treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Fighting Covid: Govt mulling to discontinue Azithromycin on critical patie
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is likely to withdraw the use of Azithromycin, which was being administered to severely ill COVID-19 patients in the intensive care units (ICUs), from the combination of Azithromycin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ).<
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Out of total COVID-19 cases in India, under 2% in ICU
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): A total of 1,559 COVID-19 patients are in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country as of Friday afternoon out of the total confirmed cases in the country.
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Study reveals most critically ill patients with COVID-19 survive with stan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], May 7 (ANI): Clinicians from two hospitals in Boston report that the majority of even the sickest patients with COVID-19 - those who require ventilators in intensive care units - get better when they receive existing guideline-supported treatment for respiratory failure.
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Union Health Minister approves Maharashtra's proposal to use ICU beds of D
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has approved the Maharashtra government's proposal to use Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of Defence and Railway hospitals in Mumbai for COVID-19 patients.
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